Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model

St. Mary's Medical Center is participating in a Medicare initiative
called the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. The CJR
model aims to promote quality and financial accountability for care surrounding
lower-extremity joint replacement (LEJR) procedures, commonly referred
to as hip and knee replacements and/or other major leg procedures. The
participation of St. Mary's Medical Center in the CJR model should
not restrict your access to care for your medical condition or your freedom
to choose your healthcare providers and services. All existing Medicare
beneficiary protections continue to be available to you. These include
the ability to report concerns of substandard care to Quality Improvement
Organizations and 1-800-MEDICARE.

The CJR model aims to help give you better care.

St. Mary's Medical Center has entered into financial arrangements with
collaborating health care providers who are engaged in care redesign with
the hospital and who may furnish health care services to Medicare beneficiaries
during an episode of care. Under these agreements, St. Mary's Medical
Center may share payments received from Medicare as a result of reduced
episode spending and hospital internal cost savings with collaborating
providers and suppliers. St. Mary's Medical Center may also share
financial accountability for increased episode spending with collaborating
providers and suppliers. The following list includes healthcare providers
and suppliers that have established a collaborator agreement with St.
Mary's Medical Center in order to share in financial rewards and/or
losses in the CJR model: